Map of the most populous countries

Ten countries of the most populous countries. Tap each on the map; a miss shows where it really is.

The thirty countries with the most people. Together they are home to most of the world's population.

30 countries make up this region. Start from the big ones: Russia is the largest by area and a good anchor for the rest. The smallest, South Korea, may need a zoom and a tap on its dot.

India has the largest population here and Sudan the smallest, a reminder that size on the map and size in people are two different things.

Countries of the most populous countries by area

Country	Area (2023)	Population (2025)
Russia	17,125,190 km²	144 million
United States	9,831,510 km²	342 million
China	9,562,910 km²	1.41 billion
Brazil	8,510,420 km²	213 million
India	3,287,263 km²	1.46 billion
DR Congo	2,345,410 km²	113 million
Mexico	1,957,194 km²	132 million
Indonesia	1,916,907 km²	286 million
Sudan	1,878,000 km²	51.7 million
Iran	1,745,150 km²	92.4 million
South Africa	1,219,090 km²	64.7 million
Colombia	1,140,619 km²	53.4 million
Ethiopia	1,129,819 km²	135 million
Egypt	1,001,450 km²	118 million
Tanzania	945,500 km²	70.5 million
Nigeria	923,770 km²	238 million
Pakistan	796,100 km²	255 million
Türkiye	785,350 km²	85.9 million
Myanmar	676,578 km²	54.9 million
France	606,410 km²	68.7 million
Kenya	591,969 km²	57.5 million
Thailand	513,115 km²	71.6 million
Japan	377,969 km²	123 million
Germany	357,680 km²	83.5 million
Vietnam	331,338 km²	102 million
Italy	302,070 km²	58.9 million
Philippines	300,000 km²	117 million
United Kingdom	243,610 km²	69.5 million
Bangladesh	147,570 km²	176 million
South Korea	100,450 km²	51.7 million

Figures: population for 2025 and area for 2023 from the World Bank's development indicators (licence CC BY 4.0); names from Unicode CLDR; outlines from Natural Earth.